Bluebonnets 2010

You can't do springtime in Texas without doing pictures in a sea of bluebonnets. We ventured out today and got some good shots of our family and our friends Elizabeth and Mia as well....here are some of my favorite shots from the day....

Elizabeth and Mia

Isaac leaning in for a kiss...after giving Mia her first flower. :)

5 years and counting...

Last week Bill and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary. It is so hard to believe that 5 years have passed since that amazing whirlwind of a day! We were so fortunate to have such wonderful family and friends to share our special day with us. In five years a lot has happened!

• Jessica started her teaching career.
• We bought our first house.
• We filed insurance claims on water damage in our first house.
• We got our first pets...1 fish and 2 dogs
• We bought a new car because...
• We had our first child.
• We lost our second child.

Life has had many ups and downs...but I couldn't imagine going through it without my best friend. I know that God has put us together for a reason...and He will lead us through the rest of our life together. I love you babe!

Easter 2010

Last year we started the tradition of having an Easter egg hunt at our house. It was so much fun that we decided to have it again! It's amazing how much a difference a year makes! Last year Isaac would find one egg and just shake it...and that's it. He didn't really get the whole "hunting" part. HOWEVER...this year was different! He definitely got it. The Thursday before Easter there was an egg hunt at his daycare...where he discovered confetti eggs - which he was NOT a fan of because you had to crack them open. I showed him how to poke a hole in the paper end of it and shake the confetti out - which made him happy.

The Saturday before Easter we had a few friends over for a hunt in our back yard. I guess Isaac got over his fear of smashing confetti eggs because that is ALL he would look for this time. Then he'd walk up to me and say "I crack on mommy." Needless to say, we had a BLAST! Here are some shots of the hunt at our house.

Isaac "On The Hunt"

Finding the confetti eggs...

"Where egg go Daddy?"

The Egg Hunters (Gracie, Isaac, and Eli)

The only way we could get a picture is giving them some of the goodies from their hunt. :)

Isaac on Easter Sunday

(Hat compliments of Aunt Pagett)

Snow Day in March...in TEXAS

We thought we'd seen the last of the snow for the season after Christmas Day...but we were wrong! We went to Dallas in March for Bill's sister's baby shower, and lo and behold, it SNOWED! We woke up and there was a good two inches of snow on the ground. We were supposed to get on the road and head back to Austin...but of course we had to play in the snow, so our return was delayed a few hours. :)



Throwing a snowball...

Mommy and Isaac

Isaac and cousin Edie building a snowman...

Isaac giving the snowman a hug!

Rodeo Rumble

I am super behind on the blogging...so I am about to try to catch up. First on the list is the Rodeo Rumble! Every year at the Austin Rodeo they have a little 1K race for kiddos. The kids are divided into different age groups and "race" around the fairgrounds. Isaac and a couple of his friends participated together this year. All of them ran about half the race and were carried the other half. :) They had a good time though. They also caught some pig races and got free ice cream...all in all, a great day!
Here are a couple shots from the day.

Isaac and his buddy Emma eating their ice cream.

Isaac's first pony ride...he LOVED it!

Gracie had a blast on the ponies too!!

Such an eventful day...lead to one tired boy!